LOHS seniors, John Cartier, Tom Clark, Tyler Downie, Ben Fritsch, Darryn Horvath, Nick Leggieri, John VanGamper and Paul VanGamper, along with Coach Fairman, accept the OAA Division Two league championship trophy. They won the White Division League Meet and went undefeated in their division during this season.
Lake Orion Liquid Lightning swim team ended their season on a winning note. Ashley Corriveau won two State Championships at the recently concluded thirteen and over State Meet held at Eastern Michigan University. Corriveau bested the field in the 50- and 100-yard freestyle. She also finaled in the 100-yard butterfly. Also scoring individual points were […]
Oxford Village’s hopes for getting federal funds to fix a badly-deteriorated 0.34-mile section of W. Burdick St. were recently dashed, but the hope for state funds is still alive thanks to state Rep. Brad Jacobsen. ‘I’d say we’ve got better than a 50-50 chance,? said Jacobsen (R-Oxford). In early January, he sent a letter to […]
After watching the value of their biggest investment drop for a few years, Oxford and Addison homeowners have much reason to rejoice. The State Equalized Value (SEV) of residential properties in both townships increased significantly based on the 2014 assessments from the Oakland County Equalization Division (OCED). Addison’s SEVs increased by an average of 13.79 […]
Balloons, colorful eggs, a clown and sunshine welcomed the Down Syndrome Guild of southeastern Michigan to Children’s Park on Saturday. The guild, formed to provide support, resources and advocacy for those with Down syndrome, held its first annual Easter egg hunt downtown. ‘It was truly amazing to see the way the Lake Orion community pulled […]
Brandon Twp.- In a move to save money, the township board approved voluntary pay cuts for the supervisor and treasurer. But less than a month later, the board has reversed the decision, citing state law. At their April 6 meeting, boardmembers voted 4-2 to rescind the voluntary pay reductions they voted for Supervisor Kathy Thurman […]
Every public school in Michigan will be required starting this fall to supply two epinephrine auto-injectors for students who are believed to be in anaphylactic shock. Parents whose students have severe allergies have already supplied EpiPen injectors to their schools, so this law is a means to provide the students with unknown allergies with an […]
A longtime business in downtown Oxford is up for sale. Huntoon Funeral Home, located at 47 N. Washington St., is looking for a buyer. ‘We’re just testing the water ? seeing if anybody out there is interested,? said owner Bill Huntoon, who lives in Waterford. A variety of factors influenced Huntoon’s decision to put the […]
The Goodrich School Board voted 4 to 3 on Wednesday night to continue their participation in the Genesee Intermediate School District collaborative schools of choice program rather than change to the section 105 state program. Trustees Bertrand, Tetmeyer and Engelman voted for the change to the state program. Trustees Jackson, Thorp, and Zirnhelt along with […]
The Goodrich School Board voted 7-0 on Wednesday night to offer a contract to John Fazer the current superintendent at Holton Public Schools. The board and Fazer will begin contract negotiations in the near future. Frazer was selected over Mark Kleinhans, the current superintendent at the Montrose School District, to replace current Goodrich Superintendent Larry […]